Pipe shaping guide, coating product sprayer comprising such a guide and coating product application installation comprising such a sprayer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12485445-B2
Application number	US-202318313553-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2023
Priority date	May 16, 2022
Publication date	Dec 2, 2025
Grant date	Dec 2, 2025

Abstract

A shaping guide of at least one pipe for feeding a fluid product into a spraying element belonging to a sprayer of coating product is configured for being mounted around a central body of the sprayer and includes at least one spiral-shaped retaining portion for retaining in position a section of the feeding pipe, with a predetermined geometry, configured for providing electrical insulation between a mouth and an outlet of the feeding pipe. Each retaining portion has, in cross-section, a concave inner shape configured for surrounding the pipe section over more than half of the circumference thereof, preferentially, a shape in the form of an arc of a circle or U-shaped, which extends over an angular sector with an angle at the apex greater than or equal to 185°.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A shaping guide for a feeder pipe for feeding a fluid into a spraying element belonging to a coating product spray sprayer, wherein the shaping guide is configured for being mounted around a central body of the coating product sprayer and comprises at least one spiral-shaped retaining portion for retaining in position a section of the feeder pipe, with a predetermined geometry, providing electrical insulation between a mouth and an outlet of the feeder pipe, and wherein each said spiral-shaped retaining portion has, in a cross-section, a concave inner shape configured for surrounding the section of the feeder pipe over more than half of the circumference thereof of the section of the feeder pipe.

2 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , wherein the concave inner shape of the cross-section is an arc of a circle or a U-shape which extends over an angular sector with an angle at the apex greater than or equal to 185°.

3 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , comprising at least two spiral-shaped retaining portions for retaining in position, two distinct sections of the feeder pipe.

4 . The shaping guide according to claim 3 , wherein said at least two spiral-shaped retaining portions are centered on a common axis.

5 . The shaping guide according to claim 4 , further comprising inlet and outlet bends switching the feeder pipe from an orientation overall parallel to the common axis to an orientation overall ortho-radial to the common axis, or vice versa.

6 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , further comprising a flange for positioning at least one output element of one of said spiral-shaped retaining portions.

7 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , further comprising an almost-annular part which extends along a longitudinal axis and which has a longitudinal slot, and wherein, in the rest configuration of the shaping guide, said almost-annular part surrounds the longitudinal axis over strictly less than 360° and over at least 330°.

8 . The shaping guide according to claim 7 , wherein, in the rest configuration of the shaping guide, said almost-annular part surrounds the longitudinal axis over at least 345°.

9 . The shaping guide according to claim 8 , wherein, in the rest configuration of the shaping guide, said almost-annular part surrounds the longitudinal axis over at least 351°.

10 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , wherein it is produced by additive manufacturing.

11 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , wherein each spiral-shaped retaining portion comprises a plurality of turns.

12 . The shaping guide according to claim 1 , wherein each spiral-shaped retaining portion has a developed length greater than or equal to 80 cm.

13 . The shaping guide according to claim 12 , wherein each spiral-shaped retaining portion has a developed length greater than or equal to 100 cm.

14 . A sprayer of coating product comprising:
a spraying element; and a feeder pipe for feeding the spraying element with a coating product to be sprayed and/or a cleaning product, comprising a shaping guide for shaping the feeder pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the section of said feeder pipe is engaged in and held in position with the predetermined geometry by at least one of the spiral-shaped retaining portions of said shaping guide.

15 . The sprayer according to claim 14 , comprising a central body, wherein said shaping guide is mounted around said central body.

16 . The sprayer according to claim 15 , wherein said shaping guide is provided with at least one pattern in relief for positioning on said central body and/or on another part of the sprayer.

17 . The sprayer according to claim 14 , wherein the sprayer is equipped with a shuttle circulating through said feeder pipe, and wherein the at least one of the spiral-shaped retaining portions for retaining in position the section of said feeder pipe is configured so that a radius of curvature of said feeder pipe in place on said shaping guide is, throughout the length of said feeder pipe, greater than or equal to a minimum radius of curvature so that the shuttle circulates inside the pipe.

18 . The sprayer according to claim 14 , wherein a ratio between a length of said feeder pipe between couplings connecting the feeder pipe in the sprayer, and a distance, measured parallel to a longitudinal axis of a part of a main body of the sprayer, between the couplings is strictly greater than 1.

19 . The sprayer according to claim 18 , wherein the ratio is greater than or equal to 5.

20 . The sprayer according to claim 19 , wherein the ratio is greater than or equal to 10.

21 . An installation for applying a coating product comprising a sprayer according to claim 14 .

Assignees

• Exel Ind

Inventors

• Tarantini Joseph

Classifications

• B05B13/0431 Primary

  with spray heads moved by robots or articulated arms, e.g. for applying liquid or other fluent material to three-dimensional [3D] surfaces · CPC title

• B05B13/0278

  Arrangement or mounting of spray heads (B05B13/0207 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B3/1014

  with a spraying edge, e.g. like a cup or a bell · CPC title

• B05B5/0415

  Driving means; Parts thereof, e.g. turbine, shaft, bearings · CPC title

• B05B5/08

  Plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects · CPC title